Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana

Why in News?

• Recently, The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs is now working to develop 36,428 villages with at least 50% tribal population and 500 Scheduled Tribes across the country into ‘model tribal’ villages.

Highlights

• These efforts were part of the existing Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub­Scheme (SCA to TSS), which has now been renamed to the Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY), for implementation from 2021­-22 to 2025­-26.
• It supplements the efforts of State Governments for development and welfare of tribal people by extending Special Central Assistance as an additive to the State Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP).
• It aims at mitigating gaps and providing basic infrastructure in villages with significant tribal population in convergence with funds available under different schemes in Central Scheduled Tribe Component.
• The Scheme Is a centrally sponsored scheme with 100% grant from government of India.
• Preparing Village Development Plan based on the needs, potential, and aspirations.
• Maximizing the coverage of individual/family benefit schemes of the Central / State Governments.
• Improving the infrastructure in vital sectors like health, education, connectivity and livelihood.